Introduction Argentina Background:. Eventually, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their own way, but the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were subsequently heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from to Up until about the midth century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions.
After World War II, an era of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in Democracy returned in , and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in that led to violent public protests and the resignation of several interim presidents.
The economy has recovered strongly since bottoming out in The government renegotiated its public debt in and paid off its remaining obligations to the IMF in early Geographic coordinates:. Internal Renewable Water Resources:. Total: San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding.
Environment - current issues:. Environment - international agreements:. Population growth rate:. Infant mortality rate:. Life expectancy at birth:. Total fertility rate:. Spanish official , English, Italian, German, French.
Administrative divisions:. Supreme Court or Corte Suprema the nine Supreme Court judges are appointed by the president with approval by the Senate note: the Supreme Court currently has two unfilled vacancies, and the Argentine Congress is considering a bill to reduce the number of Supreme Court judges to five. Political parties and leaders:. Political pressure groups and leaders:. International organization participation:. Diplomatic representation in the US:. Diplomatic representation from the US:.
